Report Marianne Vos has scored a superb double victory in the Tour de France Femmes. In the second stage from Meaux to Provins, the 35-year-old rider of Team Jumbo-Visma beat her breakaway companions and captured the yellow leader’s jersey. About twenty kilometres from the finish line Vos and five other riders escaped from the peloton. The six worked well together and saw their lead on the peloton increase. In the slightly uphill final kilometre, Vos demonstrated her sprinting skills and beat all her breakaway companions. “This is a beautiful day. I still have to let it all sink in”, Vos…
Author: Charlotte Adler
Charlotte Adler
Yakima's finest tech writer. Formerly wrote about and reviewed iPhones, now freed to ride a bike and talk cycling gear.
Guest post by Jassica Mendez Cycling is one of the world’s most popular participatory sports. It’s a fantastic method to improve your health and get challenging exercise. However, many people fail to consider the risks associated with the activity they like so much. That’s why we’ll discuss some of the most common cycling injuries. By knowing what they are, you’ll also know what steps you can take to prevent them from happening to you. Rash The simple graze is one of the most common cycling injuries, but luckily, it’s also the least dangerous. Although the occasional graze to the legs…
This headline is either completely self-explanatory or completely baffling, depending on your knowledge of bike components. 105 is Shimano’s good-not-great groupset, perfectly good enough for any cyclist to use and priced competitively – although Ultegra and Dura-Ace are noticeably better. It’s now on its 40th anniversary since being first introduced in 1982, and Shimano is celebrating by giving 105 the ultimate upgrade with a move to Di2 electronic shifting technology. Oh yeah, Di2 is electronic shifting. Good if you like having one more thing to charge up. The highly anticipated Shimano 105 R7100 group not only delivers Di2 performance to an…
Gonna be honest, we burned out on bike computers. How many black rectangles that’ll still be polluting the Earth 1,000 years after we’re dead do we really need? Yeah, yeah, but the one you bought 18 months ago doesn’t use an accelerometer to detect when you bunny hop over curbs, so it’s time for an upgrade. Grab your conflict minerals and send some more kids down into the lithium mines, because new bike computers are coming at us thick and fast as all the disruptions begin to ease. And the most significant one is Garmin’s flagship, the Edge 1040. Edge…
Garmin has officially launched the Varia™ RCT715 rearview radar with camera and tail light. Designed to provide cyclists with peace of mind during any ride, day or night, the Varia RCT715 continuously captures sharp, clear video during a ride while providing state-of-the-art radar technology. Fuck, we got this news way early but couldn’t be bothered milking it for clicks. Oh well. Used to be a radar and light, now it’s radar, light, and camera. That’s cool enough. Can it run Doom too? “For years, cyclists around the world have trusted our Varia rearview radars to enhance their awareness of approaching…
The bike computer space was a hotly contested cycling tech arena for a while, with a slew of innovative brands emerging and pushing the established market leaders to provide software and hardware that offered great features at increasingly attractive prices. This progress stalled in the disruption that began in 2020 and will continue through 2022, meaning there aren’t too many new head units shaking the industry up right now. The only notable addition during this period was the revised Wahoo Elemnt Bolt, adding new features and a color screen. Spoiler warning: it’s pretty much the best out there. With a…
Bird Global has launched its custom designed and engineered e-bike, the Bird Bike, through its exclusive launch-partner, Halfords. Bird Bike was designed for a smooth and powerful ride. Its safety features include a 250w Bafang rear hub motor, up to 25km/h speed assist, up to 100km range, 7-speed Shimano drivetrain for extra power on tough UK inclines, integrated LED lights, and a backlit handlebar dash display. It’s available in three colors, and also connects to an app via Bluetooth for added security alarm and battery controls. It is a zeitgeist moment for e-bikes in the UK, with over 2.4 million…
The new Undefeated line-up has been re-engineered with Y9 aluminum, based on 6061 Aluminium but with added titanium, giving it improved hardness and tensile strength over its predecessor. This new-alloy composition allows for the thinnest possible wall thickness to be used, thereby reducing overall weight. The new bikes also offer a head-turning, metallic flake paint job that truly stands out. The brilliantly toned psychedelic visuals combine with top of the range materials, components, and geometry to deliver the unparalleled performance and value expected of State. Undefeated Disc Road – Pearl / Tie-Dye Get off the track and out of the…